Welcome to AdamGolka.com2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award Winner

Since taking home the gold medal from the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2003, 21-year-old American pianist Adam Golka has been making a name for himself as a new and exciting presence on concert stages around the world. Equally at home as concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, Adam's engaging interpretations of music from all corners of the repertoire continue to win the acclaim of critics and the hearts of listeners alike.

Adam's News!

MARCH 2008: Adam's March 30th recital for the Wednesday Club in Harrisburg is relocated at two days' notice for a Barack Obama rally! Click here to read the crazy story!

MARCH 2008: Adam is announced as a finalist for the prestigious American Pianists Assocation Classical Fellowship Awards. Click here for more information.

FEBRUARY 2008: Adam's first public performance of a Mozart piano concerto has been a big success! Read what the Dallas Morning News said about his performance with the Fort Worth Symphony in the press section.

JANUARY 2008: Adam has been engaged to make his UK Debut next February with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Donald Runnicles. See concerts for more.

SEPTEMBER 2007: Adam is hailed by critics for his powerful performances of Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto at the season-opening concerts of the Milwaukee and Lubbock Symphonies! Read the rave reviews in the press section.

JULY 2007: Adam is proclaimed a winner of the 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award!!! Learn more about this prestigious distinction at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Homepage.

Check out Adam's impressive line-up of new engagements: Adam has been invited to play Ravel's Left Hand Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony under Donald Runnicles for their 2007-2008 Subscription Season; also, Adam has been re-engaged with the Fort Worth Symphony in their subscription season (Feb. 2008), this time for Mozart's 23rd Concerto, and he will be also be a giving recital at the Kravis Center (West Palm Beach). See concerts for more.

MARCH 2007: The Chicago Sun-Times hails Adam's recent recital at the Ravinia Rising Stars Series! Read the great review in the press section.

FEBRUARY 2007: Adam has been immediately re-engaged with the Milwaukee Symphony after a highly successful debut with Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto last January (read the wonderful reviews in the press section). Adam will now be returning to play Rachmaninoff's Second with music director Andreas Delfs on their opening subscription concert this September.

DECEMBER 2006: Adam finishes his 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas recital series in Fort Worth, Texas. (See press to read the great review of his first concert.) View the Beethoven Project official website or hear some clips in the audio section!

Read Adam's interview for classical music webzine Mouvement Nouveau!

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